Funding for Womens Centres

Year
2004
Number
C29
Sponsor(s)
Fort Nelson Northern Rockies RD

WHEREAS womens centres across the province are facing closure due to the provincial governments 100 cut of their core funding on March 31, 2004; AND WHEREAS womens centres annual core funding equals less than a dollar for each woman and child in British Columbia; AND WHEREAS womens centres have no other form of operational funding; AND WHEREAS womens centres provide unique direct services to women locally and work hard to improve the status of women at local, provincial and national levels; AND WHEREAS womens centres in this province are seeing a large increase in demand for services as they try to fill the gaps created by provincial government cutbacks: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government reverse its decision to cut core funding for the provinces womens centres.

Convention Decision
Not Admitted for Debate